Population in the United Kingdom compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	United Kingdom	Zimbabwe	United Kingdom	Zimbabwe
1960	52,400,000	3,809,389	-	-
1961	52,800,000	3,930,401	0.76%	3.18%
1962	53,250,000	4,055,959	0.85%	3.19%
1963	53,650,000	4,185,877	0.75%	3.2%
1964	54,000,000	4,320,006	0.65%	3.2%
1965	54,348,050	4,458,462	0.64%	3.2%
1966	54,648,500	4,601,217	0.55%	3.2%
1967	54,943,600	4,748,307	0.54%	3.2%
1968	55,211,700	4,900,440	0.49%	3.2%
1969	55,441,750	5,058,181	0.42%	3.22%
1970	55,663,250	5,215,918	0.4%	3.12%
1971	55,896,223	5,374,712	0.42%	3.04%
1972	56,086,065	5,542,445	0.34%	3.12%
1973	56,194,527	5,720,404	0.19%	3.21%
1974	56,229,974	5,908,328	0.06%	3.29%
1975	56,225,800	6,098,658	-0.007%	3.22%
1976	56,211,968	6,287,105	-0.02%	3.09%
1977	56,193,492	6,449,512	-0.03%	2.58%
1978	56,196,504	6,543,575	0.005%	1.46%
1979	56,246,951	6,647,556	0.09%	1.59%
1980	56,314,216	7,041,303	0.12%	5.92%
1981	56,333,829	7,498,635	0.03%	6.49%
1982	56,313,641	7,796,496	-0.04%	3.97%
1983	56,332,848	8,098,404	0.03%	3.87%
1984	56,422,072	8,391,488	0.16%	3.62%
1985	56,550,268	8,686,813	0.23%	3.52%
1986	56,681,396	8,982,578	0.23%	3.4%
1987	56,802,050	9,284,644	0.21%	3.36%
1988	56,928,327	9,583,094	0.22%	3.21%
1989	57,076,711	9,864,798	0.26%	2.94%
1990	57,247,586	10,137,281	0.3%	2.76%
1991	57,424,897	10,404,816	0.31%	2.64%
1992	57,580,402	10,702,700	0.27%	2.86%
1993	57,718,614	10,860,288	0.24%	1.47%
1994	57,865,745	10,873,148	0.25%	0.12%
1995	58,019,030	10,974,599	0.26%	0.93%
1996	58,166,950	11,158,360	0.25%	1.67%
1997	58,316,954	11,369,827	0.26%	1.9%
1998	58,487,141	11,594,297	0.29%	1.97%
1999	58,682,466	11,783,458	0.33%	1.63%
2000	58,892,514	11,892,055	0.36%	0.92%
2001	59,119,673	11,971,901	0.39%	0.67%
2002	59,370,479	12,087,653	0.42%	0.97%
2003	59,647,577	12,232,323	0.47%	1.2%
2004	59,987,905	12,365,896	0.57%	1.09%
2005	60,401,206	12,483,432	0.69%	0.95%
2006	60,846,820	12,636,445	0.74%	1.23%
2007	61,322,463	12,804,058	0.78%	1.33%
2008	61,806,995	12,959,149	0.79%	1.21%
2009	62,276,270	13,142,790	0.76%	1.42%
2010	62,766,365	13,356,548	0.79%	1.63%
2011	63,258,810	13,595,424	0.78%	1.79%
2012	63,711,000	13,817,887	0.71%	1.64%
2013	64,139,000	14,013,808	0.67%	1.42%
2014	64,620,000	14,207,359	0.75%	1.38%
2015	65,088,000	14,399,013	0.72%	1.35%
2016	65,607,000	14,600,294	0.8%	1.4%
2017	65,966,000	14,812,482	0.55%	1.45%
2018	66,289,000	15,034,452	0.49%	1.5%
2019	66,631,000	15,271,368	0.52%	1.58%
2020	66,744,000	15,526,888	0.17%	1.67%
2021	66,984,000	15,797,210	0.36%	1.74%
2022	67,604,000	16,069,056	0.93%	1.72%
2023	68,492,000	16,340,822	1.31%	1.69%
2024	69,226,000	16,634,373	1.07%	1.8%
2025	69,639,673	16,950,805	0.6%	1.9%
2026	70,020,350	17,273,591	0.55%	1.9%
2027	70,382,853	17,600,621	0.52%	1.89%
2028	70,732,699	17,932,015	0.5%	1.88%
2029	71,061,482	18,268,967	0.46%	1.88%
2030	71,377,535	18,610,356	0.44%	1.87%
2031	71,678,351	18,956,207	0.42%	1.86%
2032	71,959,934	19,311,368	0.39%	1.87%
2033	72,234,509	19,675,929	0.38%	1.89%
2034	72,497,650	20,041,125	0.36%	1.86%
2035	72,749,096	20,409,159	0.35%	1.84%
2036	72,990,847	20,778,662	0.33%	1.81%
2037	73,218,850	21,144,748	0.31%	1.76%
2038	73,441,349	21,512,919	0.3%	1.74%
2039	73,658,392	21,881,123	0.3%	1.71%
2040	73,868,334	22,250,123	0.29%	1.69%
2041	74,074,316	22,627,428	0.28%	1.7%
2042	74,275,779	23,000,906	0.27%	1.65%
2043	74,475,035	23,371,301	0.27%	1.61%
2044	74,667,284	23,740,630	0.26%	1.58%
2045	74,848,605	24,102,391	0.24%	1.52%
2046	75,020,949	24,462,491	0.23%	1.49%
2047	75,184,478	24,816,449	0.22%	1.45%
2048	75,337,543	25,168,419	0.2%	1.42%
2049	75,476,141	25,518,513	0.18%	1.39%
2050	75,600,588	25,866,397	0.16%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,686,794 people (a 7.76% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the United Kingdom gained 4,857,462 (a 7.46% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2005 and is 22nd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.09% to 75,600,588 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.